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lockup

[lok-uhp] / ˈlɒkˌʌp /


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Most of the 1 billion $LAPTOP tokens remained subject to a lockup.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026

Usually, employees of startups can only cash out once a company is sold or goes public, potentially after a lockup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Each stage of the lockup expiration gives insiders the opportunity to offload more of the stock they accumulated before SpaceX went public in June.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

“It’s notoriously difficult to predict investor behavior,” Rhind said — but based on the first lockup, the second is likely to end in a “similar way,” he added.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

The main county lockup was miles away in Key West.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen




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